Ahead of the February 2026 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the Obidient Movement have resolved to run issue-based campaigns in support of the ADC chairmanship candidate for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Dr. Moses Paul.
Speaking at a special Independence programme organised by Dr. Paul and his councillorship candidates in Abuja, Obi said his support for the ADC candidate was based on personal conviction and trust.
“I have been with Dr. Moses in many places, and I know he will not disappoint. Dr. MO will not change, but if he does, I will be shocked,” the former Anambra State governor stated.
The programme, themed “We Don Tire”, was aimed at sensitising AMAC residents ahead of the campaign flag-off. It also attracted civil society groups, ADC members, and leaders of the Obidient Movement.
National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, announced the group’s formal endorsement of Dr. Paul, who also serves as the National Secretary of the movement.
In his address, Dr. Paul decried what he described as the failure of the current AMAC leadership, accusing council officials of neglecting residents’ needs.
“The bitter truth must be told: AMAC has failed,” he said. “Our markets are trapped in endless litigations, waste management has collapsed, schools were abandoned for months, health centres are dead, insecurity is everywhere, businesses are strangled by multiple taxation, and infrastructure is practically non-existent. This is not governance. This is abandonment.”
He, however, emphasised that his campaign was not about lamentation but about charting a new course for AMAC. He pledged to modernise and liberate local markets into centres of prosperity, establish a transparent and job-creating waste management system, revive schools and ensure no child is left behind, restore and equip primary health centres, strengthen security through community partnerships, harmonise taxation to ease the burden on businesses while boosting revenue, and deliver people-driven infrastructure across all 12 wards.
Dr. Paul said his vision for AMAC would be anchored on three pillars: People-First Governance, Accountability and Transparency, and Innovation and Partnerships.
“If AMAC works, Abuja works. And if Abuja works, Nigeria works,” he declared, pledging to make the council a model of grassroots governance.
The event provided an opportunity for Abuja residents to express their readiness to support leaders with “compassion, competence, character, and capacity” in the forthcoming polls.
